Passenger Type Codes (PTCs)

By default, air requests assume that all passengers are
Adults. However, additional passenger types can be entered. Passenger types
can indicated age, companion status,
organizational affiliation, and need for special assistance, among others. Additionally,
there is another type of PTC that includes personal geo-type and geo-code
data.

Typically, IATA PTC values are three characters (ADT,
SRC, CNN, INS, etc.) but several of the Low Cost Carriers use non-standard
codes that can be up to five characters.

Some codes combine alphanumeric values to indicate a
passenger type, for example:

SNN65 - restricted senior
age (65 and older)

DP30 - 30 percent discount
off of the base fare.

Multiple codes for an individual passenger can also be
requested, such as combining a restricted senior fare with a discounted
base fare.

Note: Suppliers may vary in their usage
of passenger types. For example, the minimum age limit of a senior-restricted
fare may vary by supplier.

Infant and Child Passengers

To identify a child passenger, use the code CNN followed by the child's two-digit age (e.g., CNN08). Although Worldspan identifies child passengers using the code C followed by 2 digits, the CNN code must be used in Universal API transactions.

As a best practice, an infant passenger name should always follow an adult passenger name in the booking.

If two adults are traveling with an infant and a child, enter names in the following order:

First adult

Infant

Second adult

Child

If two adults are traveling with two infants and one child, enter names in the following order: